Literature DB >> 10690702

Myasthenia gravis and recurrent falls in an elderly patient.

E Chua1, C McLoughlin, A K Sharma.   

Abstract

PRESENTATION: An elderly man had recurrent hospital admissions with falls. OUTCOME: Acetylcholine receptor antibodies and single-fibre electromyogram were useful in the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis. Treatment prevented further hospital admissions.

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Year:  2000        PMID： 10690702     DOI： 10.1093/ageing/29.1.83

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Age Ageing        ISSN： 0002-0729            Impact factor:   10.668


  4 in total

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2.  Dysphonia as first symptom of late-onset myasthenia gravis.

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Journal:  J Gen Intern Med       Date:  2006-06       Impact factor: 5.128

3.  Intermittent weakness and mediastinal weakening.

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Journal:  Mcgill J Med       Date:  2009-11-16

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Authors:  S Pouwels; A de Boer; M K Javaid; D Hilton-Jones; J Verschuuren; C Cooper; H G Leufkens; F de Vries
Journal:  Osteoporos Int       Date:  2012-04-25       Impact factor: 4.507
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